Cape Cod Roofs: Dormers, Knee Walls and Hot Upstairs Rooms
Why Capes leak where they do, and run hot in summer.
ELIZABETH, NJ · ELMORA
Roofers in Elmora, Elizabeth
A stain on the upstairs ceiling or shingles past their prime in Elmora? One call reaches a roofer.
- Flat roofs and shingle roofs
- Repairs and full replacements
- Elizabeth and Union County
Elmora at a Glance
- Typical building: detached single-family and two-family houses on residential side streets
- Roof type: a mix of pitched shingle roofs and flat roofs on the two-families
- Common leak: chimney flashing on older houses and seams on aging flat roofs
- Who usually calls: owner-occupants, many renting out a second floor
Quiet Streets on the West Side
Elmora is on the west side of Elizabeth, known for its residential streets and the shops along Elmora Avenue. Compared with the denser neighborhoods near the port, the houses here have a little more room around them, and more of them are single-family. That gives Elmora a real mix of roofs on the same block: a pitched shingle roof on one house, a flat roof on the two-family next door. What you see is often a stain near a chimney or an outside wall after wind-driven rain. What it usually means is flashing that has pulled away from the brick or siding, letting water slip down inside the wall.
Roofs on Elmora Streets
Many Elmora houses have had their roofs replaced more than once, so ask the roofer how many layers are up there before you compare prices.
Pages owners here use most: flat roofs, roof repair and leaks, roof replacement, shingle roofs, porch and garage roofs, or finding a roofer.
If you own a two-family here, mention which floor the water shows up on. It tells the roofer whether to start with the roof or the wall.
From the Roof Notebook
Reroofing an Occupied Two- or Three-Family
Notice, access, noise and the dumpster on a narrow street.